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. Additional relations are provided to face disturbances induced by quality problems. …
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chain. ICTs have also had great consequences on the level of quality both offered and expected on a market. We show that …
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Key international agreements and general references require large companies to support the core social and environmental values within their sphere of influence. According to this “messianic” approach to their responsibility, they are supposed to spread responsible practices within their...
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The bullwhip effect (BWE) describes a phenomenon that involves the increasing amplification of demand variability along a supply chain (SC). The BWE has been a subject that has received continuous attention from researchers over the past 15 years and is a concern for SC managers because it is a...
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This paper studies investments in new markets where more than two (anticipated) identical competitors are present. In case of three firms an accordion effect is detected: an exogenous demand shock results in a change of the wedge between investment thresholds of the first and second investor...
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. Competition from venture capitalists increases corporate venturing activity, the salaries of potential entrepreneurs, and total …
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I propose a model in which a stock exchange can improve its liquidity by tightening its listing requirements. Because these reduce information asymmetry, they increase the utility of investors and lead to a high investor participation on the exchange. However, the exchange never sets the highest...
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-release measures applied under regulatory control are indeed effective short-term policies for promoting gas-to-gas competition. …
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This paper analyses the impact of competition among downstream firms on an upstream firm's payoff and on its incentive … to vertically integrate when firms on both segments negotiate optimal contracts. We argue that tougher competition … firm is better off encouraging competition when the downstream firms have high bargaining power. We derive implications on …
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